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It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer. – Ronald Reagan	added by Normando 3 months ago
I understand the emotion behind this bill, but you cannot legislate on emotion and this bill is a sword that will cut both ways, this bill has the potential to stifle, if not shut down, center right media and conservative talk radio. – Trey Radel	Found on CNN 1 year ago
This latest revelation proves the CDC is rolling full steam ahead with their censorship campaign against citizens who speak up, this new scheme to use taxpayer money – intended to further scientific inquiry – to instead stifle researchers and anyone who dares dissent from the Biden administration's ever-changing COVID narrative is unsurprising and unacceptable. – Chip Roy	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
Inside the kingdom, the social and economic reforms that are strongly popular with the next generation of Saudis continue to move forward in important ways, and the old ways of thinking grounded in a conservative interpretation of Islam are being pushed further to the sidelines, nevertheless, Saudi Arabia remains an absolute monarchy intolerant of a diversity of views, and it still takes troubling measures to stifle dissent. It has a lot of work to do in respecting basic human rights and freedoms including religious freedom. – Brian Katulis	Found on FOX News 1 year ago
It is a loser to try to stifle the speech of parents -- which is what they are doing, it was a threat, [C]ritical Race Theory is taught and promoted in Virginia schools and there is plenty of evidence that Terry McAuliffe is lying about; that President Obama is lying about – and they are telling that to the parents who see it firsthand. – Win McNamee/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I believe this will send a concerning signal to infrastructure developers that resonates far beyond our project and will stifle innovation for a practical transition towards sustainable energy. – Richard Prior	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
CBA does not believe it is in the best interest of consumers to have a new Director with each change in Administration. This whip-saw effect will stifle innovation and prevent consistent regulations. – Richard Hunt	Found on Reuters 3 years ago
Overly prescriptive regulation and onerous compliance obligations... would act as market barriers and stifle growth and competitiveness. – Jeff Paine	Found on CNN 4 years ago
The BOJ probably won't want to do anything that would stifle private-sector innovation. The best way could be to issue a hybrid-type digital currency that is operated and issued by private firms, with the central bank's involvement. – Takahide Kiuchi	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
We are very concerned that these apparently trumped-up charges may constitute a renewed attempt to stifle dissent. – Rupert Colville	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
It's a very delicate line between innovation and privacy, the way customers are innovating is very cool and we don't want to stifle that. – Toni Cowan-Brown	Found on Reuters 4 years ago
Our host community is individuals that are just trying to offset the cost of a car, and Enterprise is this $24 billion Goliath that is using their political connections to stifle innovation. – Steve Webb	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
While that’s flattering, I am not thinking about it, no, i could have put my hat in the ring for the administrator. I wasn’t interested in that. I am still not interested in that. Trump said Wheeler would assume duties as acting administrator of the EPA on July 9. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright! Trump tweeted on July 5. Here are 3 things you need to know about the interim EPA chief before he officially changes roles. A former coal industry lobbyist, Wheeler helped lead an industry fight against regulations aimed at protecting Americans' health and addressing climate change. Many in the industry argued that the regulations would stifle business. Throughout his decades-long career, Wheeler has reportedly lobbied for at least 20 different companies, includingSargento Foods Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, and Xcel Energy, among others. During his time as a lobbyist, Wheelerworked alongside Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah by 85 percent and reserve a piece of the land for uranium mining, Fortune Magazine reported. In recent years, Wheeler has lobbied for Energy Fuels Resources Inc. and Murray Energy Corporation, which is run by longtime Trump supporter Robert Murray, who spent roughly $300,000 on the president's inauguration, according toThe New York Times. Wheeler worked for the EPA in the early 1990s, focusing on chemicals and toxic substance-related issues during the Bush and Clinton administrations. He later transitioned into the role of staff chief of the Senate Environment Committee andserved as counsel to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Wheeler joined the international law firmFaegre Baker Daniels after his stint at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. During his time at the firm, he helped counsel a variety of clients on comprehensive legislative, regulatory and operational strategies, the firm states on its website. He worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation before Congress over the span of a decade, ProPublica reported. – Andrew Wheeler	Found on FOX News 5 years ago
I almost had to stifle a chuckle, because here we are after all these years, still so passionate. We’re the best of friends and we’re still so passionate enough to go at it just for a piece of music. That’s how much this still means to us. – The Breakfast	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
It’s disappointing that any network would order the censorship of opinions, but it’s particularly disturbing in this case because we are at a cultural tipping point where women feel more and more comfortable being vocal about issues like pay equality and sexual misconduct. To shut down those conversations is to stifle progress. – Catt Sadler	Found on FOX News 6 years ago
Free speech on campus is not limited to a 'free speech zone' or any other narrowly defined area, those disagreeing with the students' message have a right to their own speech, but they do not have the right to erase or stifle someone else's speech under the guise of their own right to free speech. – William Thatcher	Found on CNN 6 years ago
[As gun issues] become a hotter topic and the more conservatives voice their opinions, the more liberals will try to stifle them. – Emily Jashinsky	Found on FOX News 7 years ago
Here's my message to the Republican Party leaders: Focus more on listening to the American people and less on trying to stifle their voice. – Bob Corker	Found on CNN 8 years ago
We have the feeling that (the government) wants to stifle criticism from the militants, but they are going about it in the worst possible way, this is repression. – Greenpeace France director Jean-François Julliard	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
My staff is always on the lookout for cases where big business uses big government to stifle competition and that is exactly what the Egg Board did here, but the real story is that programs like this shouldn’t exist in the first place. If egg producers want to get together voluntarily and promote eggs, that’s great. But they shouldn’t need the federal government to run the program for them. – Republican Mike Lee of Utah	Found on FOX News 8 years ago
Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ... I have seen how pain does not stifle the hope deep within the human heart and how life goes on, finding new strength even in the midst of difficulties. – Pope Francis	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
They want peace, they talk of humanity. If you strike them with stones, they don't strike back. They try to reach you with flowers, so, if you want to sow fear and stifle progressive thought, they are easy to pick on. – Imran Sarker	Found on CNN 9 years ago
The proposal's broad definitions, expanded bureaucratic authorities and steep penalties could burden the tech economy with uncertainty and stifle the development of the Internet of Things. – Consumer Electronics Association	Found on Reuters 9 years ago
Which has greater innovation: the United States Post Office, or Facebook and Twitter? Which has greater innovation: Taxi commissions in local cities, or Lyft and Uber? Every time you put unelected bureaucrats in charge of the market, they stifle innovation. – Rand Paul and Ted Cruz	Found on CNN 9 years ago

It is not my intention to do away with government. It is, rather, to make it work -- work with us, not over us; to stand by our side, not ride on our back. Government can and must provide opportunity, not smother it; foster productivity, not stifle it. It is no coincidence that our present troubles parallel and are proportionate to the intervention and intrusion in our lives that result from unnecessary and excessive growth of government. ... We shall reflect the compassion that is so much a part of your makeup. How can we love our country and not love our countrymen, and loving them, not reach out a hand when they fall, heal them when they are sick, and provide opportunities to make them self-sufficient so they will be equal in fact and not just in theory? ... We are a nation under God, and I believe God intended for us to be free. It would be fitting and good, I think, if on each Inauguration Day in future years it should be declared a day of prayer.

– Ronald Reagan

added by Normando
3 months ago

I understand the emotion behind this bill, but you cannot legislate on emotion and this bill is a sword that will cut both ways, this bill has the potential to stifle, if not shut down, center right media and conservative talk radio.

– Trey Radel

Found on CNN
1 year ago

This latest revelation proves the CDC is rolling full steam ahead with their censorship campaign against citizens who speak up, this new scheme to use taxpayer money – intended to further scientific inquiry – to instead stifle researchers and anyone who dares dissent from the Biden administration's ever-changing COVID narrative is unsurprising and unacceptable.

– Chip Roy

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

Inside the kingdom, the social and economic reforms that are strongly popular with the next generation of Saudis continue to move forward in important ways, and the old ways of thinking grounded in a conservative interpretation of Islam are being pushed further to the sidelines, nevertheless, Saudi Arabia remains an absolute monarchy intolerant of a diversity of views, and it still takes troubling measures to stifle dissent. It has a lot of work to do in respecting basic human rights and freedoms including religious freedom.

– Brian Katulis

Found on FOX News
1 year ago

It is a loser to try to stifle the speech of parents -- which is what they are doing, it was a threat, [C]ritical Race Theory is taught and promoted in Virginia schools and there is plenty of evidence that Terry McAuliffe is lying about; that President Obama is lying about – and they are telling that to the parents who see it firsthand.

– Win McNamee/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I believe this will send a concerning signal to infrastructure developers that resonates far beyond our project and will stifle innovation for a practical transition towards sustainable energy.

– Richard Prior

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

CBA does not believe it is in the best interest of consumers to have a new Director with each change in Administration. This whip-saw effect will stifle innovation and prevent consistent regulations.

– Richard Hunt

Found on Reuters
3 years ago

Overly prescriptive regulation and onerous compliance obligations... would act as market barriers and stifle growth and competitiveness.

– Jeff Paine

Found on CNN
4 years ago

The BOJ probably won't want to do anything that would stifle private-sector innovation. The best way could be to issue a hybrid-type digital currency that is operated and issued by private firms, with the central bank's involvement.

– Takahide Kiuchi

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We are very concerned that these apparently trumped-up charges may constitute a renewed attempt to stifle dissent.

– Rupert Colville

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

It's a very delicate line between innovation and privacy, the way customers are innovating is very cool and we don't want to stifle that.

– Toni Cowan-Brown

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Our host community is individuals that are just trying to offset the cost of a car, and Enterprise is this $24 billion Goliath that is using their political connections to stifle innovation.

– Steve Webb

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

While that’s flattering, I am not thinking about it, no, i could have put my hat in the ring for the administrator. I wasn’t interested in that. I am still not interested in that. Trump said Wheeler would assume duties as acting administrator of the EPA on July 9. I have no doubt that Andy will continue on with our great and lasting EPA agenda. We have made tremendous progress and the future of the EPA is very bright! Trump tweeted on July 5. Here are 3 things you need to know about the interim EPA chief before he officially changes roles. A former coal industry lobbyist, Wheeler helped lead an industry fight against regulations aimed at protecting Americans' health and addressing climate change. Many in the industry argued that the regulations would stifle business. Throughout his decades-long career, Wheeler has reportedly lobbied for at least 20 different companies, includingSargento Foods Inc., Whirlpool Corporation, and Xcel Energy, among others. During his time as a lobbyist, Wheelerworked alongside Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke to reduce the Bears Ears National Monument in Utah by 85 percent and reserve a piece of the land for uranium mining, Fortune Magazine reported. In recent years, Wheeler has lobbied for Energy Fuels Resources Inc. and Murray Energy Corporation, which is run by longtime Trump supporter Robert Murray, who spent roughly $300,000 on the president's inauguration, according toThe New York Times. Wheeler worked for the EPA in the early 1990s, focusing on chemicals and toxic substance-related issues during the Bush and Clinton administrations. He later transitioned into the role of staff chief of the Senate Environment Committee andserved as counsel to Sen. James Inhofe, R-Okla. Wheeler joined the international law firmFaegre Baker Daniels after his stint at the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works. During his time at the firm, he helped counsel a variety of clients on comprehensive legislative, regulatory and operational strategies, the firm states on its website. He worked on every major piece of environmental and energy-related legislation before Congress over the span of a decade, ProPublica reported.

– Andrew Wheeler

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I almost had to stifle a chuckle, because here we are after all these years, still so passionate. We’re the best of friends and we’re still so passionate enough to go at it just for a piece of music. That’s how much this still means to us.

– The Breakfast

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

It’s disappointing that any network would order the censorship of opinions, but it’s particularly disturbing in this case because we are at a cultural tipping point where women feel more and more comfortable being vocal about issues like pay equality and sexual misconduct. To shut down those conversations is to stifle progress.

– Catt Sadler

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

Free speech on campus is not limited to a 'free speech zone' or any other narrowly defined area, those disagreeing with the students' message have a right to their own speech, but they do not have the right to erase or stifle someone else's speech under the guise of their own right to free speech.

– William Thatcher

Found on CNN
6 years ago

[As gun issues] become a hotter topic and the more conservatives voice their opinions, the more liberals will try to stifle them.

– Emily Jashinsky

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Here's my message to the Republican Party leaders: Focus more on listening to the American people and less on trying to stifle their voice.

– Bob Corker

Found on CNN
8 years ago

We have the feeling that (the government) wants to stifle criticism from the militants, but they are going about it in the worst possible way, this is repression.

– Greenpeace France director Jean-François Julliard

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

My staff is always on the lookout for cases where big business uses big government to stifle competition and that is exactly what the Egg Board did here, but the real story is that programs like this shouldn’t exist in the first place. If egg producers want to get together voluntarily and promote eggs, that’s great. But they shouldn’t need the federal government to run the program for them.

– Republican Mike Lee of Utah

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Do not be afraid to help one another. The devil is looking for rivalry, division, gangs. Keep working to make progress ... I have seen how pain does not stifle the hope deep within the human heart and how life goes on, finding new strength even in the midst of difficulties.

– Pope Francis

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

They want peace, they talk of humanity. If you strike them with stones, they don't strike back. They try to reach you with flowers, so, if you want to sow fear and stifle progressive thought, they are easy to pick on.

– Imran Sarker

Found on CNN
9 years ago

The proposal's broad definitions, expanded bureaucratic authorities and steep penalties could burden the tech economy with uncertainty and stifle the development of the Internet of Things.

– Consumer Electronics Association

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

Which has greater innovation: the United States Post Office, or Facebook and Twitter? Which has greater innovation: Taxi commissions in local cities, or Lyft and Uber? Every time you put unelected bureaucrats in charge of the market, they stifle innovation.

– Rand Paul and Ted Cruz

Found on CNN
9 years ago

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